University of London International Programmes
Postgraduate Laws programme:
Master of Laws (LLM), Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate
Course outline
| European Community competition law |
| The syllabus for this course will be updated for 2012 to reflect recent developments in the law. All examinations in 2012 onwards will be on the new syllabus. |
| Students choosing this course are not expected to have prior knowledge of European Community competition law but it is desirable that they should be, or become, familiar with the general law and institutions of European Community law. |
| Section A: Anti-competitive agreements and collusion |
| · Article 81 EC - General principles |
| · Vertical agreements |
| · Licensing of intellectual property rights |
| · Cartels |
| · Horizontal cooperation agreements |
| Section B: Abuse of a dominant position |
| · Article 82 - General principles |
| · Dominance |
| · Abuse |
| Section C: Merger control |
| · Regulation 139/2004 - General principles and jurisdiction |
| · Regulation 139/2004 - Substantive analysis |
| · Joint ventures |
| Section D: European Community competition law practice and procedure |
· Regulation 1/2003
· Enforcement of Articles 81 and 82 in national courts |
Sequence:
Section A first. |
Textbook:
Alison Jones and Brenda Sufrin, EU Competition Law: Text, Cases & Materials, 4th ed (Oxford: OUP, 2010), ISBN 9780199572731
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